Josephina Kim
Josephina You- Kyung Kim has distinguished herself internationally as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician. Ms. Kim has won numerous international competitions and is a top prize winner of the prestigious Heida Hermann’s International Competition, the same contest that launched the cello careers of Amit Peled and Rajan Krishnaswami. As a recipient of a full scholarship award, Josephina attended the esteemed Juilliard Pre- College, where she won the concerto competition and subsequently performed the Korngold Cello Concerto with the Juilliard Orchestra at Lincoln Center. Ms. Kim graduated with an undergraduate diploma from the Longy School of Music of Bard College as a student of her mentor Dr. Terry King, where she won all of the institution’s top honors; most notably a concerto performance at Harvard University’s Sanders Theater under the direction of Leon Botstein, performed Elgar Cello Concerto with Longy Orchestra.
A core member of Lyrica Chamber Music, Ms. Kim has performed numerous performances with Lyrica, ArtsAhimsa and the Yale Cellos and Philharmonic Orchestra at Woolsey, Sprague, Carnegie, Lincoln Center, Pickman, Sanders Theater, and Boston’s Symphony halls. Josephina is currently a Master of Music candidate at the Yale School of Music under the tutelage of Paul Watkins. Ms. Kim has been honored to play for cello luminaries, Yo-Yo Ma, Aldo Parisot, Ralph Kirshbaum, Sol Gabatta and Matt Haimovitz. Ms. Kim is currently Co-Principal cellist of the Lyrica Chamber Orchestra.
Violinist Cheyenne King-Bails is building a vibrant solo, chamber, and recording career that has already taken her to Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and prominent venues across France, Spain, Italy, Monaco, Denmark, Netherlands, and the Czech Republic. Cheyenne is a recent graduate of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings where she pursued a Bachelor of Music degree in violin performance. She was in the violin studios of Amy Schwartz Moretti, David Kim, and Robert McDuffie, and honed her chamber music skills in the studios of Annie Fullard of the Cavani Quartet and Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet. Cheyenne was the Associate Concertmaster of The National Youth Orchestra of the United States for their 2016 European tour. She has also served as concertmaster of multiple orchestras including Philadelphia Sinfonia, Philadelphia All-City Orchestra, Luzerne Festival Orchestra, and the Youth Orchestra of Bucks County. She has been invited to participate in prominent festivals and advanced programs including The Castleman Quartet Program, Aspen Music Festival, Dalí Quartet International Music Festival, Philadelphia International Music Festival, Luzerne Music Festival, and LyricaFest Boston. Additionally, Cheyenne has participated in the Settlement Music School Advanced Program as a member of the Snitzer and Newman Quartets, both coached by Sidney Curtiss. She has worked with internationally acclaimed artists including Diane Monroe, David Finckel & Wu Han, Richard Aaron, James Ehnes, Edward Aaron, Laura Bossert, Terry King, Charles Castleman, and Francesca dePasquale. Recent career highlights include the 2016 recordings of Mike Mills’ Rock Concerto for Rock Band, Orchestra, and Solo Violin and Phillip Glass’ Symphony No. 3, as well as a 2019 multi-city tour of Mills’ Rock Concerto with renowned violinist Robert McDuffie and members of R.E.M. and The Rolling Stones. Cheyenne is the 2012 winner of the Black Women’s Education Alliance Scholarship Award for academic and musical achievements as well as the 2012 Roads Competition. Her passion for music advocacy motivated her to begin to establish the Unity Project: A Multicultural Music Alliance that is dedicated to bringing together musicians across all genres to create new opportunities to collaborate and perform their music. In her spare time she enjoys cooking vegan meals, trying out new curly hairstyles, and spending time with friends.
